Archive for August, 2008

Pilot – Rush

August 31st, 2008 | Posted by Dan Barrett | 4 Comments
This week Channel Ten are launching their new cop drama ‘Rush’. Originally pitched to the network as ‘Tactical Response’, the show was rejected. Come 2008, however, Channel Ten found themselves ...

Californication Season 2: Yes, it DOES seem like a bad idea.

August 29th, 2008 | Posted by Simon Band | 7 Comments
UPDATE: Duchovny Checks Into Rehab For Sex Addiction Duchovny 28 August 2008 6:31 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news X-Files star David Duchovny has entered rehab in a bid ...

On The Tube: It's Art!

August 16th, 2008 | Posted by Dan Barrett | 2 Comments
Yes, it’s most certainly some form of artistic expression. What it is exactly that they wish to say, well, that remains a mystery.

TV Rev Podcast #59: Linking The Rings

August 16th, 2008 | Posted by Dan Barrett | No Comments
It’s podcast #59 with Dan and Simon enjoying the Beijing Olympics. With neither particularly sporting in nature, they have enlisted the help of Mike to serve as their Olympics Correspondent. ...

"Be my hive brain!": Help dress the set for the next season of The IT Crowd

August 13th, 2008 | Posted by Simon Band | No Comments
Graham Linehan of Father Ted, Hippies (which was actually a little gem of a show), Black Books, Big Train, and The IT Crowd fame NEEDS YOUR HELP Over at Graham’s Blog ...

"Part of Olympic display altered in broadcast"

August 12th, 2008 | Posted by Simon Band | 1 Comment
From MSNBC Part of Olympic display altered in broadcast Some aerial footage of fireworks digitally created months in advance The Beijing Times reported that part of the elaborate Olympic opening ceremonies display broadcast ...

Buffy: The Animated Series

August 5th, 2008 | Posted by Dan Barrett | 1 Comment
Have you ever spent nights awake wondering what the Buffy The Vampire Slayer animated series could have actually been like? Well, consider these sleepless nights a thing of the past ...

Competition: Design Your Own Schedule

August 2nd, 2008 | Posted by Dan Barrett | 8 Comments
Early this week I encountered THIS article from The Australian in which Foxtel chief Kim Williams criticised his FTA counterparts for privately complaining about being forced into standard definition multi-channeling ...

TV Rev Podcast #58

August 2nd, 2008 | Posted by Dan Barrett | No Comments
Dan and Simon return for another week with the Televised Revolution podcast. On this weeks show, Dan and Simon discuss: *Tivo launches in Australia. *Austar says no to HD broadcasting. *Freddie Prinze Jr ...